CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-6115

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

IBM General Parallel File System is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. A remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges or cause the server to crash.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could gain full control of the system, posing a serious threat to the integrity and availability of data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor the system for unauthorized activities.

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Original NVD description (English source)

IBM General Parallel File System is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. A remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges or cause the server to crash.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS